Northridge Preparatory School, or Northridge Prep, or NRP is an
independent college preparatory school for young men, located in
Niles, Illinois. The school offers a recognized curriculum and a
strong athletics program.
Northridge Prep was established in 1976 by a group of parents who
envisioned a college preparatory school that would challenge their
sons academically, socially and spiritually. Realizing the
importance of the middle school years, they sought to include
grades 6 through 12 in the Northridge curriculum. The founding
parents entrusted the spiritual dimension of Northridge Prep to
Opus Dei, a Personal prelature of the Roman Catholic Church that
was founded in 1928.
Northridge is the brother school of The Willows Academy, a girls
college preparatory school in Des Plaines, Illinois; parents
continue to foster a relationship with The Willows Academy by
organizing dances and social events throughout the school year.
The School is a member of The Independent School League and
Illinois High School Association.
Decades ago private schools could have been accused of being elitist. You had to have money to attend. The student populations were fairly homogeneous. Fortunately that has changed.
The average private school tuition in Cook County, IL is $9,311 for elementary schools and $15,967 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
